Hair curling device



PatentedSept. 9, 1952 OFFICE HAIR CURLING DEVICE Thelma. C. McCormackand Cecilia G. Clark, Washington, D. 0.

Application March 21, 1951, Serial No. 216,706

1 Claim. (Cl. 132-35) The present invention relates to a hair dressingdevice and has for its object to facilitate the rapid production of whatare commonly referred to as pin curls.

Another object of the present invention is to facilitate the rapidapplication of a bobby pin to a curled strand of hair while the curleris yet in place and to enable the curler to be readily extracted fromaformed and pinned curl.

The above and other objects may be attained by employing this inventionwhich embodies 7 among its features an elongated body carrying at oneend an annular row of elongated circumferentially spaced curling prongs,certain of which are of lesser length than the others to form spaces forthe accommodation of bobby pins by which the curled strand of hair isretained in its curled position.

Other features of the present invention include the forming at least aportion of the body so that it is substantially triangularin crosssection to enable the prongs of a bobby pin pressed there against to beeasily and quickly spread.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of a hair dressing device embodying the featuresof this invention.

Figure 2 is an edge view of the device illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an end view of the device showing the annular row ofcircumferentially spaced curling prongs, and

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on line 4-4of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, an elongated body lll is preferablysubstantially triangular in cross section and gradually merges at oneend into a portion 12 which is substantially circular in cross section.

Carried by the body In and projecting longitudinally from the portion 12thereof is an annular row [I of circumferentially spaced elongatedcurling prongs. Alternate prongs IS in said annular row of prongs I4 areof lesser length than the other prongs I8 in said annular row of prongsM to form diametrically opposed spaces 20 in which a bobby pin may beaccommodated.

In the preferred form of the invention, a comb 22 is carried by the bodyIt) at the end thereof remote from the circular portions [2 so as toprovide a complete unit for producing what are commonly referred to aspin curls.

In use, a strand of hair is combed out by employing the comb 22 and whenin the desired condition the tip of the strand remote from the head isintroduced into the spaces between the prongs l6 and i8 adjacent theportion I2 of the body 10. The device is then rotated about itslongitudinal axis toward the head so as to coil the hair about theannular row [4 of prongs. Upon reaching the head, the device is moved toa position perpendicular to the head with the ends of the prongs l8remote from the body in resting on the scalp. In this position thedevice is further rotated about its longitudinal axis to tighten thecoiled hair after which the hair is pushed toward the scalp and a bobbypin 25 placed in clamping position on the coiled strand by introducingit through one of the spaces 20. In order to facilitate the introductionof the coiled strand of hair between legs of the bobby pin, the latteris first pressed against the body ID to cause the legs to spreadsubstantially as suggested by the broken lines Figure 4.

We wish to have it understood that minor changes in size, form andconstruction of the Various parts may be made without departing from thespirit of the invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appendedclaim.

What is claimed is:

In a hair dressing device an elongated body, an annular row of elongatedcircumferentially spaced curling prongs carried by said body andextending longitudinally from one end thereof, and alternate prongs insaid row of prongs terminating intermediate the ends of the other prongsin said row of prongs to facilitate the application of a bobby pin t acurled strand of hair supported on said prongs.

THELMA C. MCCORMACK. CECILIA G. CLARK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain Nov. 19, 1948

